Quorum call ms. Cortez masto mr. President , i rise today in opposition to it the nomination of lawrence van dyke to serve on the United States court of appeals for the ninth circuit. Mr. Van dyke fits neatly into this administrations pattern of picking federal judges for our Circuit Courts of appeal without meaningful input from home state senators. The president continues to select ideologically extreme nominees like mr. Van dyke, and the white house is putting forward people without enough experience for the momentous roles they have been chosen to serve. Mr. Van dyke has been nominated to fill a nevada seat on the ninth circuit, even though hes not a nevadan. He didnt grow up in my state, he doesnt appear to own property there, he doesnt seem to have family ties, and he was only an active member of the nevada state bar for two years. Senator rosen and i engage with the white house to put forward highly respected nevadans with bipartisan support, but our suggestions were summarily i
Public support for Scientific Research. Investments in science are essential if our country is to continue to lead the world in nanotechnology, supercomputering and other fields that yield new jobs and entire new cities. The way to restore public support is not to continue grants with taxpayer money. The amendment is a small but important step in the right direction and it sets the precedent for the science committee, the appropriations committee, and the house to take additional steps in the future to assure that n. S. F. Funded research is in fact in the national interest. Madam chair, i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Wolf i move to strike the requisite number of words. The chair the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Wolf i have no objection to the amendment. I share the opinion that n. S. F. Must exercise caution and i should tell coll